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Why was my channel unlinked from Freedom!?

Recently, YouTube has increased its mandate to ensure all channels do not violate YouTube policies, including their community guidelines, terms of service (ToS) and terms of use (ToU), which encompass strict rules regarding spam, copyright, misleading metadata, inactive accounts, and inappropriate content, among other areas.

We have recently reviewed all channels in our network, and where we have found one or more videos that violate YouTube policies, the related channel was unlinked. Most of the unlinks were due to the use of an algorithmic detection that detects potential bad behavior, which is a process also used by YouTube itself, but that unfortunately may not be 100% accurate. Just like YouTube, we also have a human re-review process. If your channel has been unlinked and you believe your channel has no violations, or you are willing to remove the video(s) with violations, please contact support by creating a ticket with the ticket type Unlinked Channel with your appeal.

Video timeline:00:22 - Getting signed written permission prior of using any third-party content is very important - new content ID scan from YouTube.02:14 - Templated (repetitive) content.09:00 - Number of takedowns (third-party video takedowns that may or may not cause a strike).

Video timeline:00:18 - Get permission when using commercial music.01:36 - Adding transformative work, like commentary for news when using copyrighted photos.02:14 - Using own voice instead of robotic voice and doing plagiarism.03:09 - Share more information about your work in the about page for context.04:14 - Tags in video description.06:13 - The importance of providing information for context, and to avoid duplication of content.

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In this video George goes over some examples of channels that got YPP suspended.

Video timeline:00:57 - Learn more about copyright.04:50 - Compilation of videos from different owners, requires permission.06:14 - Good use of third-party content, under fair use.

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Video about nudity and sexual content.

Video timeline:00:30 - Learn mode about nudity and sexual content restrictions.02:22 - Age restriction for correct uses of this type of content.03:06 - Not properly covering nudity, even if age restriction is applied, may still be a risk of violating YouTube's policy.04:36 - Provocative content.

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Video about violent or graphic content.

Video timeline:00:31 - Learn mode about violent or graphic content restrictions on YouTube.02:03 - When should you age restrict your content.03:56 - Graphic images should be age restricted.05:35 - Shocking and sensational content without context.

Video timeline:00:31 - Learning more about Fair Use.04:46 - Using copyrighted content for review purposes can be fair use.05:41 - Remember that other YouTube policies may apply even if you use copyrighted content under fair use.

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Video about harmfull or dangerous content.

Video timeline:00:26 - Learn more about harmfull or dangerous content.02:32 - Using recreational drugs during the recording of the video is not good because in some countries they are illegal.03:35 - Avoiding showing serious injuries and censoring out curse words is a good step to protect the channel.

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Video about hate speech policy.

Video timeline:00:21 - Learn more about YouTube's hate speech policy.02:20 - Incitement of hatred violates this policy.03:51 - Derogatory remarks that incites violence or hatred against individuals is not good.